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U.S.S.R., 1983
The defense magazine Jane's Defense Weekly published highly classified
satellite imagery of a Soviet aircraft carrier under construction on the Black
Sea. The images, including this one, were taken by an American KH-11
photographic intelligence satellite. Leaked by U.S. naval analyst Samuel
Morison, the images gave the general public around the world a first glance at
the capability of America's classified reconnaissance satellites. The
resolution of this image is about one and a half to three feet per pixel
(though when the satellite is directly overhead, it can resolve objects four to
six inches in diameter).
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